Philippine radio reporter shot dead by unknown assailant

Jose Bernardo

Unknown gunmen in the Philippines have shot dead a radio reporter in what may be the latest in a string of targeted attacks against journalists in the country.

Police said on Monday that the victim, identified as Jose Bernardo, had been repeatedly shot Saturday night by a gunman in Quezon City in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines, police said.

The gunman and an accomplice waiting on a motorcycle fled the scene of the shooting, which also saw another civilian wounded.

Police said the motive for the killing is unknown but Bernardo’s job as a journalist could be a reason.

Four journalists were slain in the Philippines in August and September, according to media rights monitors.